Anurag Thakur calls Sisodia ‘Money Shh’; says he makes money and maintains silence

New Delhi, August 20 The BJP on Saturday sharpened its attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, with Union Minister Anurag Thakur describing him as the “kingpin” of the “liquor scam” in the capital. Addressing a press conference here, Thakur said the AAP should not try to divert attention from…

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Google blocks world’s largest web DDoS cyber attack ever

New Delhi, August 20 Google has blocked the largest-ever web distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyber attack on a customer that peaked at 46 million requests per second (RPS). This is the largest ‘Layer 7 DDoS’ reported to date — at least 76 per cent larger than the previously reported record, according…

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It will be Arvind Kejriwal versus Narendra Modi in 2024, says Manish Sisodia

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, August 21 A day after the CBI held raids against him, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said it would be Arvind Kejriwal versus Narendra Modi in the 2024 general election. “The way the BJP has been targeting Kejriwal and our other leaders, it…

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Mumbai Police get threat messages warning ’26/11-like’ attack and plan to ‘blow up’ city

Mumbai, August 20Mumbai police’s traffic wing has received several text messages on its helpline number, threatening that a “26/11-like” attack will be carried out in the city by six persons and “preparations are on to blow up” the metropolis, an official said on Saturday.The police said that prima facie the…

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19 dead, five missing in flashfloods, landslides triggered by rain in Himachal

Shimla, August 20 At least 19 people, including eight members of a family, were killed and five others went missing in incidents of landslide, flashflood and cloud burst triggered by heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh in the past 24 hours, State Disaster Management Department Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said on…

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25 dead as heavy monsoon rains inflict chaos in Himachal, Uttarakhand; Odisha, Jharkhand also hit

Shimla/Dehradun, August 20 At least 25 people were killed in the hilly regions of the north and in the plains of the east as monsoon rains triggered flashfloods, landslides, and house collapses, upending normal life across large swathes of the country. Himachal Pradesh bore the maximum brunt…

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Himachal Pradesh rain havoc: 4 dead, 15 missing in flash flood, landslide in Mandi

Shimla, August 20 Four persons were killed and 15 others are missing in a landslide and a flash flood triggered by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, officials said on Saturday. Widespread moderate to heavy rains wreaked havoc in Himachal triggering flash floods and landslides at several places…

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Himachal Pradesh rain havoc: 10 bodies recovered, 7 still missing in flash flood, landslide in Mandi

Shimla, August 20 As many as 10 bodies have been recovered, 8 from Kashang village and two from Sadoha village as rescue operation is underway after several people were buried in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district. NDRF and SDRF personnel have been deployed in…

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800-metre-long railway bridge on Chakki river on Punjab-Himachal border collapses

Lalit Mohan Dharamsala, August 20 The 800-metre-long railway bridge over the Chakki river on the border of Punjab and Himachal in Kangra district collapsed on Saturday morning. Sources said a flash flood in the Chakki washed away the weakened pillar of the bridge. With this, the narrow-gauge train service…

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Video: Cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, disaster response team rushes to spot

ANI Dehradun, August 20 A cloudburst occurred in Raipur block in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand in the early hours of Saturday. The cloudburst was reported by locals at 2.45 am on Saturday in Sarkhet village in Raipur block. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team rushed to the spot after getting…

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15 persons missing in flash flood in Himachal’s Mandi, 9 of family washes away; two bodies recovered

Dipender MantaMandi, August 20As many as 15 persons are missing in a flash flood in Mandi district in two locations, while two bodies have been recovered.One incident was reported at Shegli village, in which a house was washed away. Six members of the family were washed away in this incident.A…

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15 people missing in flash flood in Himachal’s Mandi; 9 of family washed away; two bodies recovered

Dipender Manta Mandi, August 20 Fifteen people are missing in a flash flood in Mandi district at two places, while two bodies have been recovered. One incident was reported at Shegli village, in which a house was washed away. Six members of the family were washed away in the incident….

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Nutrition funds for poor kids diverted in Punjab from 2014 to 2017

Karam Prakash Patiala, August 19 Officials of the Department of Social Security and Women amp; Child Development allegedly diverted funds of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), meant for nutritional diet of poor children at anganwadi centres. In a special audit of five districts from 2014 to 2017, the…

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